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Putting idealism to work in Kansas City

Each morning,聽Airica, a seventh-grade student in Kansas City, steps onto the bus, ready to tackle her school day.聽She聽says her commute can be chaotic,聽but remains calm knowing that she’ll be welcomed聽by a familiar face聽at school.聽Airica聽is tutored and mentored by AJ, a 黄色视频 AmeriCorps member.聽黄色视频 partners with urban聽schools across the country and helps students get the most out of their time in the classroom–keeping them on track to graduate聽and聽equipped with the skills to succeed in college, career and life.

On May 1st,聽Airica聽joined AJ and聽over 350 community and business leaders聽for聽黄色视频 Kansas City’s聽inaugural gala聽to celebrate the power of idealism.聽Held at The Abbott in the Crossroads, the event聽honored 黄色视频’s own AmeriCorps members and their service in schools, as well as聽19 Idealists of the Year–Kansas Citians who聽share 黄色视频’s commitment to聽making positive change in聽our聽community.

The event featured a testimonial by AJ, remarks from 黄色视频 Kansas City Board Chair and Chief’s President, Mark Donovan, and a fundraiser to support 黄色视频’s expansion into Whittier Elementary for the 2019-2020 school year.聽The evening聽was聽full of energy and inspiration, as attendees聽were enthusiastically聽greeted by 58 cheering聽黄色视频 AmeriCorps members, Central Academy of Excellence’s student drumline and Northeast Middle School’s cheerleaders.

At the end of the evening, the gala raised $470,000. These funds will support 黄色视频’s expansion聽and聽will聽help sustain the programs聽that聽impact thousands of kids in Kansas City’s urban core.聽聽聽黄色视频 defines聽idealism as聽having聽the聽courage to change the world.聽黄色视频 AmeriCorps members — all between the ages of 18 to 25 —聽embody this value by committing a year of full-time聽service as a聽mentor, tutor, and role model to students.聽With the support of the Kansas City community,聽young idealists聽just like聽AJ will have the opportunity to聽make an impact on the lives of students, including聽Airica, year after year.

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